Provisional Awards

Santa Barbara, CA, March 16, 2016

Cattleya loddigesii ‘Rosminah’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2016
 Plant Name: Cattleya loddigesii ‘Rosminah’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
Species

Natural Spread Horizontal: 13.3 cm Vertical: 12.7 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 3.5 cm Length: 7.3 cm
Petal Width: 5.0 cm Length: 7.0 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 3.6 cm Length: 6.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 4.3 cm Length: 5.5 cm

Description: Two large flowers on one inflorescence; sepals and petals dark violet; lip cream overlaid light violet, isthmus and side lobes yellow, concentric to margin, midlobe violet marginally and distally, reverse dark violet; substance very firm; texture finely crystalline.
Exhibitor: Don Brown
Phragmipedium Glen Decker ‘Sycamore Creek’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2016
 Plant Name: Phragmipedium Glen Decker ‘Sycamore Creek’ AM/AOS 80 pts.
(Phrag. Jason Fischer x Phrag. kovachii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 10.0 cm Vertical: 8.2 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.7 cm Length: 4.5 cm
Petal Width: 4.5 cm Length: 5.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 2.5 cm Length: 3.5 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 3.5 cm Length: 4.7 cm

Description: One flower and one bud on one 27.0-cm inflorescence; sepals pale green overlaid vibrant pink; petals cream overlaid vibrant pink, midvein white proximally; pouch vibrant rimmed and veined deep pink; staminode light green suffused pale orange-pink centrally; substance firm; texture velvety.
Exhibitor: Bill Robson
Phragmipedium Grande ‘Gayle's Whimsy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
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 Plant Name: Phragmipedium Grande ‘Gayle's Whimsy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts.
(Phrag. longifolium x Phrag. humboldtii)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 5.3 cm Vertical: 29.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 2.5 cm Length: 13.7 cm
Petal Width: 1.1 cm Length: 29.4 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.6 cm Length: 11.0 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.9 cm Length: 7.1 cm

Description: Two flowers and one bud on one erect 75.0-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal cream tessellated red-mahogany, arching forward, margins undulate, slightly twisted apically; synsepal cream, lightly tessellated red-mahogany; petals cream margins red-mahogany becoming solid red on the proximal three-quarters; pouch red-mahogany, interior rim heavily spotted pink, interior cream, large red spots along upper rim; staminode cream, margins red; substance medium; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Gayle Brodie
Phragmipedium Grande ‘Gayle's Whimsy’ HCC/AOS 76 pts. Profile
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Paphiopedilum Vogue Wonder ‘Wide Wings’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
© Larry Vierheilig 2016
 Plant Name: Paphiopedilum Vogue Wonder ‘Wide Wings’ HCC/AOS 75 pts.
(Paph. Wood Wonder x Paph. Macabre)

Natural Spread Horizontal: 14.1 cm Vertical: 9.8 cm
Dorsal Sepal
Width: 6.6 cm Length: 6.4 cm
Petal Width: 3.9 cm Length: 9.5 cm
Lateral Sepal (Synsepal): Width: 4.0 cm Length: 5.6 cm
Lip (Pouch): Width: 2.9 cm Length: 5.3 cm

Description: One flower on one 28.0-cm inflorescence; dorsal sepal white, blushed maroon, veined green basally, dark maroon distally; synsepal white veined green; petals cream overlaid dark green basally, blushed maroon distally, large dark maroon spots evenly distributed; pouch dark maroon, veined darker maroon; staminode light green overlaid dark green centrally; substance firm; texture glossy.
Exhibitor: Jim Sloniker